Currently, Hilltop's Tandem Families is gathering items to fill Thanksgiving baskets for local families in need.
The baskets will be delivered to families on Tuesday, Nov. 24 by members of Montrose 4-H clubs. The baskets are filled with donations from Tandem Families and the community, according to a news release.
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To learn more about contributing to the Thanksgiving baskets, volunteering or to become a tandem family in Montrose, Delta or Ouray areas, call Charmayne Heiden at (970) 240-1087.
Tandem Families is a family-to-family mentoring program that serves vulnerable children and their families in Montrose, Delta and Ouray counties. They support families emotionally, socially and mentally, as well as provide them with a "tandem" family to mentor. As a result, the families receive an enhanced quality of life and learn how and where to utilize family resource. The goal is for families and children to say together, reach self-sufficiency and be healthy.
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